Exam 10: The Biological Approach: Relevant Research

Which of the following research findings do advocates of evolutionary personality theory point to as strong evidence for their interpretation of mate selection?

Shayla is a very introverted girl. She prefers lower arousal circumstances and has a small group of friends. She has been in a bad mood lately, and her best friend wants to cheer her up while they are at a coffee house with a group of friends. Based on the research of Zelenski and colleagues (2012), what should Shayla's friend tell her to do?

As reported in the textbook, research demonstrating a genetic influence on a person's level of extraversion- introversion comes primarily from research

According to evolutionary personality theory, men prefer physically attractive women because

Which of the following aspects of twins allows researchers to use the twin-study method to understand genetic similarities or differences?

Discuss what men look for in women and describe the research that supports the evolutionary basis of mate selection in men. Discuss what women look for in men and describe the research that supports the evolutionary basis of mate selection in women.

Psychologists interested in studying personality might use the twin-study method in order to

Margaret is an extravert. She has to study for a test in the morning. Where is the most likely place she will choose to study?

One reason for the resistance by psychologists to acknowledge the important role of biology in human personality is that the

Which of the following kinds of data provide the weakest scientific evidence for a genetic influence on personality?

Research on genetic determinants of personality tell us that

Extraverts are less likely than introverts to seek out tasks that will make them happy.

Ray and Tray were born at almost the same moment, share 100% of their genes, and look and act very much alike. Based on this information, you can be sure that they are__________ twins.

The "lipstick effect" refers to

One reason twin studies produce higher estimates of heritability than some other methods may be that the twin studies

Research finds that, compared to introverts, extraverts tend to

One limitation of evolutionary personality theory with regard to mate selection is that

Nonadditive effects would be likely to show up in which of the following pairs of siblings?

The twin-study method is used by researchers to get around which methodological problem?

A team of researchers examined where extraverts and introverts sat in the library. Which of the following did the team find?